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Work #527 · Early

Sic et Non (Yes and No)

Peter Abelard
c. 1121 · Latin
Scholastic compilation · Early scholasticism

Abelard's c. 1121 Sic et Non — collection of patristic contradictions catalyzing the scholastic method

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Attribute Sic et Non (Yes and No) (Early)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Reason
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Sic et Non (Yes and No)

The historical-traditional time of patristic authorities.

Space

Sic et Non (Yes and No)

The dialectical scholastic space.

Matter

Sic et Non (Yes and No)

The textual-patristic corpus.

Observer

Sic et Non (Yes and No)

The scholastic dialectician.

Energy

Sic et Non (Yes and No)

Energies of rational dialectical resolution.

Information

Sic et Non (Yes and No)

158-question compilation of authorities.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Sic et Non (Yes and No)

Abelard's rationalist method catalyzed scholasticism but also drew condemnations during his lifetime.